Abhishtadevata, Abhīṣṭadevatā, Abhishta-devata: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Abhīṣṭadevatā can be transliterated into English as Abhistadevata or Abhishtadevata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAbhīṣṭa-devatā.—(IA 18), same as iṣṭa-devatā; the favourite deity; the tulelary deity. Note: abhīṣṭa-devatā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhīṣṭadevatā (अभीष्टदेवता).—favourite deity.
Abhīṣṭadevatā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhīṣṭa and devatā (देवता).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhīṣṭadevatā (अभीष्टदेवता).—i. e. abhi-iṣṭa (vb. iṣ), f. a tutelar deity, [Pañcatantra] 208, 14.
Abhīṣṭadevatā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhīṣṭa and devatā (देवता).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhīṣṭadevatā (अभीष्टदेवता):—[=abhīṣṭa-devatā] [from abhīṣṭa > abhīṣ] f. beloved goddess, favourite deity (invoked in the last prayer before death), [Pañcatantra]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Abhishta, Devata.
Full-text: Ishtadevata.
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